City (Smallville) [Mass Market Paperback]

Devin Grayson (Author)

Book Description

Series: Smallville (Warner) | Publication Date: March 1, 2004

The eighth book in Warner's ongoing book series of novels tying into the hot new WB Network show featuring America's favorite superhero, Superman, as a young man growing up in Smallville, Kansas.

Editorial Reviews

Review

'A must for all fans of the hit TV show' ENIGMA --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

DEVIN GRAYSON has been a comic book writer since 1997. She has worked on the comic book series: Batman: Gotham Knights, X-Men: Evolution, Matador, and Nightwing. She currently lives in Northern California. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: Aspect (March 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0446613622
• ISBN-13: 978-0446613620
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,253,958 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great read for Smallville fans, March 9, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: City (Smallville) (Mass Market Paperback)

Smallville has been on my Tivo season pass list since a friend in the entertainment journalism field gave me an advance "screener" copy of the pilot episode. Watching the show has gotten me more interested in the wider world of comics, and among the better comics writers I've come across is Devin Grayson. So you can imagine how excited I was when I found out Ms. Grayson was writing a Smallville tie-in novel!

I was not disappointed. "City" captures the interactions between the two main characters (Clark and Lex) beautifully, and gives us interesting, well-rounded views of all the people in their lives. (Even better, it reads as though Grayson has actually spent some time around small farming towns, while the show sometimes makes me doubt that its writers have ever left LA!) The deep bond between these two characters, in all of its complexity, is portrayed compellingly, even as we see some of the forces that will eventually start to pull them apart already at play.

The story of Clark and Lex's adventures in Metropolis ties in nicely to where the characters are at this point in the Smallville story (early S2, approximately), and also gives Grayson a chance to really delve into a question Smallville the show has only begun to touch on -- how can someone who can do as much good as Clark can live with the knowledge that he can't possibly save everyone his powers could help? The moment in the novel at which Clark, completely overwhelmed by Metropolis, breaks down in a telephone booth, is about as perfect a distillation of Smallville as a story of the superhero's coming of age as anyone could hope for, on the show or in a book.

I hope Devin Grayson keeps writing comics (and that DC will someday release a collection of her great work on Gotham Knights!). But I also hope this won't be her last venture into the Smallville universe; I'd love to keep reading books like this one!

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally, March 9, 2004

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Emrin Alexander "emrin_alexander" (Cornwall, PA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: City (Smallville) (Mass Market Paperback)

My biggest complaint about Smallville, the TV series, has been the ridiculously low amount of on-screen time for supposed best friends, Clark Kent and Lex Luthor.

Fortunately, the TV tie-in novel, CITY, rectifies that lack - showing us, finally, the friendship between the boys, instead of just telling us about it. I normally avoid tie-in books, but I can't recommend CITY highly enough - if you like Smallville and if you got hooked on the show because you wanted to see what Clark and Lex were like as friends *before* they grew up and became enemies, buy this book. You won't regret it.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars City is AWESOME, March 7, 2004

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Ingrid Matthews - See all my reviews

This review is from: City (Smallville) (Mass Market Paperback)

I just finished the Smallville novel "City" and I can't tell you how refreshing it is to read one of these tie-in's written by someone who has actually *watched* and appreciates the show as a fan might. (Far beyond "The Pilot" and some random press releases anyway.)

There are so many insightful references to many wonderful episodes (just *loved* the take on "Leech" -- my favorite Clark N'Lex scene from Season One) and the author has the characters, in all their rich layers, down perfectly.

Ms. Grayson also has a wonderful grasp of the "rhythm" of the show itself; this book was more like a dream episode, wrapped up in a well-written, action-packed novel. And the Clark and Lex interaction being the focus for once .... YAY! Loved it!

It's a highly enjoyable read during the current show hiatus. The show's writers now have much to live up to. Congratulations to the author on such great work.

I CAN'T WAIT for the next SV novel by Ms. Grayson!